![]() I was trying to find myself and what I was passionate about. I came from a small, conservative town where if you didn’t play sports, you were not cool and I had a hard time fitting in. The first musical I ever did was “The Music Man, Jr.” in 5th grade. And my first Broadway show was “The Lion King.” I was 5 years old and I don’t remember much, I think I fell asleep in the 2nd act! But the first show I was obsessed with was “Hairspray.” I had the cast album on CD and I’d read all the liner notes and sing along. I’ve been dancing since I was 11 years old. How long have you been dancing and what’s the first musical you remember seeing? I didn’t have the eye-hand coordination for sports. She was always the athlete of the family while I was the little ballerina girl. My sister is the complete opposite of me but we’re really close. My dad’s the one who was the stage parent, he took me to all my dance classes, but both my parents are really supportive of what I do and who I am. ![]() My parents are separated but we still have an awesome family dynamic. I also grew up going to the shore, we’d go to Long Beach Island every summer and it was my happy place. Twenty minutes away from New York, so me and my family grew up going in and out of the city, which was awesome. The talented Mandala is a dancer, singer, and actor currently performing in “Rocky, The Musical” at the Walnut Street Theater. This week we’re focusing on a different Mandala, performer Adam Mandala. According to the World History Encyclopedia: A mandala is an artistic representation of higher thought and deeper meaning given as a geometric symbol to focus one’s attention.
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